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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1943
Page
1
Verle R. Sisco of Ely cited in justice court for operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license. Court assigns fine of 5 dollars plus costs.
Robert C. Lindahl and Florence M. Sobehart, both of Cedar Rapids, are referenced in the official notice. The document lists their names alongside other parties, indicating a matter requiring filing or appearance. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
Harry Northland died Thursday at the home of his daughter Mrs. George McAchran located at 1210 Thirty third Street NE.
A Thursday 2 18 p.m. porch blaze damaged the one and a half story frame house occupied by Russell Brantner at 311 Second Avenue Southwest. The fire started from spontaneous ignition and a general alarm was sounded with damage confined to the porch.
A docket lists several civil actions including Helen Swore versus Earl Swore Bernice Peel versus Pearl Peel for an annulmentUna B Fear versus Clay R Fear Mildred E Lodge versus Labon F Lodge Maxine Olive J Conrad versus Paul Jacob Conrad William B Harmston versus Pearl Harmston and Jack Yager versus Sarah Yager in a court setting.
Charles Chehak of Windsor hotel faces reckless driving with $100 and costs. Augustine Ross Perez at 1212 Fifteenth street SE charged with drunkenness and $25 and costs. Joseph Gorup of 1004 Seventeenth street NE cited for double parking with $1 and costs. Otto M. Keith of Windsor hotel charged with leaving the scene of an accident and fined $2 plus costs. S. P. Sorenson of 418 A avenue NW assessed overtime parking with $1 and costs. fine suspended on payment of costs.
Mercy-Mr and Mrs William Popek announce a son May 6 at 222 Thirty-fourth street drive SE. Donald G Kramer report a son May 6 at 1132 A avenue NW. William F Huston and wife welcome a daughter May 6 at 106 Sixth street NE. Huston was killed in a Camp Polk La motorcycle crash in October while in the army. At St Luke s Mr and Mrs Marion Wolfe Alburnett report a son of 16, and Don Sewalt at 1 First street NW welcomed a daughter. G R and M J Thompson former Cedar Rapids residents now in Winona Lake Ind announce a daughter Judith born May 6. Mrs Thompson is sister of Mrs Charles Severn 829 Twenty-seventh street NE.
Iowa selective service asks 121 local draft boards to appoint two re-employment committee men. They will monitor men over 38 released to work in vital industries or agriculture and ensure they stay in vital jobs or are recalled to the army. Letters urging appointments have been sent to boards.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a receipt or notice from a Cedar Rapids area service. It mentions a person or entity applying for specifications or permits and references an address on Avenue OW with a 430 number. The text is garbled and unclear.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Commissar Andrei Vishinsky accused Polish diplomats and high ranking officers of espionage against the USSR. He said Polish staff used relief centers to spy, noted Poland broke the 1941 friendship pact by not allowing a Polish army in Soviet territory, and urged Warsaw to take concrete steps to restore relations.
In Tunisia over two days 1,000 Axis prisoners were taken as air bombardment created a wide path for the First army. British and American forces advanced along the main road to Tunis from Medjez el Bab, routing German armor and capturing Massicault while US detachments pushed toward Chouigui and Montgom ery’s Eighth Army reported activity along the Enfidaville line. Bombers also hit Reggio di Calabria harbor.
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for cooler conditions today and tonight with possible frost. After a cool day, the temperature may dip to around 32 degrees. Observations show 2:30 pm reading at 47 degrees with 30 percent humidity and recent highs near 70 degrees. Morning low around 40 degrees.
Ann Powers, a Northwestern Mutual clerk, reported missing a deposit book with 400 in cash and 23 checks totaling 1200 in the Loop area Friday noon. She left the office for lunch, stopped at May's store, then Ford Hopkins Drug for a meal, failed to recover the funds, and notified police.
The Republican National Committee revealed a new campaign opposing a Roosevelt renomination for a fourth term. Chairman Harrison E Spangler promoted anti New Deal talks as the effort's backdrop and the group issued the clipsheet On the Home Front to small newspapers with a letter seeking editor feedback.
Orson Welles, on his 28th birthday, resumed movie work after being rejected by the army due to a misplaced vertebra found during his physical. He declares the army looked at him and rejected him, ending his draft prospects.
A roster of service members from Cedar Rapids and vicinity includes Private Carl R. Ellison stationed in San Francisco, Sgt. Howard Holman on furlough in Drew Field, and Corporal Edward Lingo promoted in Texas. Promotions and relocations across camps from Camp Polk to Camp Beale and Farragut are noted, with families listed at multiple Cedar Rapids addresses.
Governor Hickenlooper lauded Century Engineering workers in Cedar Rapids for an outstanding war production record with less than five percent rejections. Col. McCoskrie praised the firm's resourcefulness as workers returned to oil heater unit lines converted for war gear and prepared for future honors on May 19.
President Roosevelt told reporters in Washington the government does not expect or tolerate a new coal strike. He described miners as government employes and said he recalls no strike by federal workers against the government. He said the mines would operate under a new contract and cautioned against assuming deviation from wage stabilization plans.
Washington reports the War Production Board and the Office of Price Administration updated rules for new grade A rayon stockings. Officials say durable stockings will be plentiful, with increased quantity to meet demand, though quality remains largely unchanged. The move targets sustaining morale while balancing material use during wartime.
In Mateur Tunisia a French farm wife recalling 15 days of German occupation cheers American artillery. She describes looting by the Nazis and grateful scenes as U.S. shells strike the hills. Local refugees laugh and share a cabbage as Capt. King and others observe the relief.
Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr returned to filming as MGM agreed to honor her contract A raise from 1500 to 2000 dollars weekly for the year was granted ending a legal dispute.
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